Inventor

Shozo Yamano

Inventor

Tokyo, JP

Overview

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Patents

1982–2010

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 34 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G02Bprimary

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus65%

G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them14%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television14%

G04GElectronic time-pieces3%

G04RRadio-controlled time-pieces3%

H02PControl or regulation of electric motors, electric generators or dynamo-electric converters3%

PatentTitleYear

7,855,749'Digital camera having multiple power off modes'2010 6,148,153'Focus detection device and focus detection method'2000 5,760,555'Motor drive unit used for camera and accessory thereof'1998 5,752,106'Automatic focus camera'1998 5,727,241'Photographic lens, camera body, and camera system'1998 5,727,238'Automatic focus adjustment device'1998 5,701,524'Focus detection device and focus detection method'1997 5,689,741'Automatic focus camera having an audio device to indicate an in-focus state of a lens and a method thereof'1997 5,652,924'Automatic focus adjustment device and focus adjustment method'1997 5,614,983'Automatic focus device and method'1997 5,594,928'Autofocus camera and method'1997 5,587,761'Automatic focusing apparatus'1996 5,585,883'Automatic focus adjustment device and method'1996 5,543,885'Camera system'1996 5,528,331'Automatic focusing apparatus'1996 5,517,275'Automatic focusing apparatus'1996 5,512,973'Automatic focusing apparatus'1996 5,510,874'Automatic focusing apparatus'1996 5,510,873'Automatic focusing apparatus'1996 5,504,551'Automatic focusing apparatus'1996 5,448,051'Automatic focusing apparatus for moving objects'1995 5,444,510'Automatic focusing camera with control of focusing optical system position and driving power source velocity'1995 5,438,387'Automatic focusing camera with control of focusing optical system position and driving power source velocity'1995 5,410,383'Focus detecting device'1995 5,331,420'Pixel signal non-uniformity correcting device'1994 5,287,138'Camera system'1994 5,258,801'Focus detecting device'1993 5,250,976'Automatic focusing camera with control of focusing optical system position and driving power source velocity'1993 5,132,801'Signal correction device of photoelectric conversion equipment'1992 5,029,998'Focus state detecting device'1991 4,931,822'Focus detecting apparatus'1990 4,719,486'Focus detecting apparatus for camera'1988 4,677,306'Drive apparatus for solid-state image pickup device'1987 4,358,836'Electronic watch with an automatic time indication modifier'1982

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1982Patents assigned to RICOH WATCH (1)· patent assignee history

1982Based in Ena, JP· patent location history

1987–1988Patents assigned to NIPPON KOGAKU KK (2)· patent assignee history

1987–2010Based in Tokyo, JP· patent location history

1990–2010Patents assigned to NIKON CORP (31)· patent assignee history

1997Based in Saitama-shi, JP· patent location history

1998Based in Shinagawa-ku, JP· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
NIKON CORP	31	1990–2010
NIPPON KOGAKU KK	2	1987–1988
RICOH WATCH	1	1982

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Tokyo, JP	31	1987–2010
Shinagawa-ku, JP	1	1998
Saitama-shi, JP	1	1997
Ena, JP	1	1982